Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Lendal Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- The Assembly Rooms